text_original: Had Justinian, instead of turning his ambitions westward, concentrated his atten  tion to developing the defences of the eastern frontiers of the Empire, the crescent flag of the Prophet might never have waved over Jerusalem or Antioch, and the course of human history might have been different to a degree almost impossible to exaggerate. 'The latter half of the sixth century was a period of Justin u., misfortune for the Empire.
text_transcription: HAD JUSTINIAN INSTEAD OF TURNING HIS AMBITIONS WESTWARD CONCENTRATED HIS ATTENTION TO DEVELOPING THE DEFENSES OF THE EASTERN FRONTIERS OF THE EMPIRE THE CRESCENT FLAG OF THE PROPHET MIGHT NEVER HAVE WAVED OVER JERUSALEM OR ANTIOCH AND THE COURSE OF HUMAN HISTORY MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT TO A DEGREE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO EXAGGERATE THE LATTER HALF OF THE SIXTH CENTURY WAS A PERIOD OF MISFORTUNE FOR THE EMPIRE
phonemes: hæd dʒʌstˈɪniən, ɪnstˈɛd ʌv tˈɜːnɪŋ hɪz æmbˈɪʃənz wˈɛstwɚd, kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾᵻd hɪz ɐtˈɛn tɪˈɑːn tə dɪvˈɛləpɪŋ ðə dᵻfˈɛnsᵻz ʌvðɪ ˈiːstɚn fɹʌntˈɪɹz ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ðə kɹˈɛsənt flˈæɡ ʌvðə pɹˈɑːfɪt mˌaɪt nˈɛvɚ hæv wˈeɪvd ˌoʊvɚ dʒɚɹˈuːsələm ɔːɹ ˈæntiːˌɑːk, ænd ðə kˈɔːɹs ʌv hjˈuːmən hˈɪstɚɹi mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn dˈɪfɹənt tʊ ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tʊ ɛɡzˈædʒɚɹˌeɪt. ðə lˈæɾɚ hˈæf ʌvðə sˈɪksθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi wʌzɐ pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv dʒˈʌstɪn jˈuː., mɪsfˈɔːɹtʃʊn fɚðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ.